{"id":17594,"date":"2024-08-20T14:36:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T13:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/?p=17594"},"modified":"2024-12-29T10:26:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T10:26:28","slug":"guidance-courses-before-168","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/guidance-courses-before-168\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidance for Students on courses before Course 168"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This guidance is for those still studying on one of our online courses numbered BEFORE Course 168, on Fast Track F-09 or on On-Demand-01<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The following was emailed to students on 20 August 2024:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re still studying on one of the above courses, you will likely know that from 1<sup>st<\/sup> of September 2024, the exams are changing, to reflect recent licence changes brought in by Ofcom (which improve how we can operate). For more on the changes, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/2024-licence-changes-guidance-for-students\/\">2024 Licence Changes \u2013 Guidance for students<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This means that the course you\u2019re on is now only valid for exams up to and including 31<sup>st<\/sup> of August 2024.<\/p>\n<p>How does this affect you? See below:<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Now passed?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Congrats\u00a0 &#8211; please update us here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/exam-updates\/\">https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/exam-updates\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Studying for an exam BEFORE 1<sup>st<\/sup> September?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The course, and any mocks you have access to, remain open and available until the end of the day on the 31<sup>st<\/sup> of August. Please make sure you complete your studies by then. Good luck with your exam.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Studying for an exam ON or AFTER 1<sup>st<\/sup> September?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The course, and any mocks you have access to, remain open and available until the end of the day on the 31<sup>st<\/sup> of August, after which there is a new syllabus (mostly updating Module 6 licence conditions. As your current course becomes out-of-date on 1<sup>st<\/sup> September, you have several options if you want to carry on studying:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-study-guide\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-17468 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/fsg-cover-250.jpg\" alt=\"Foundation Study Guide\" width=\"169\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>Continue to use this course until it closes on 31 August and study up on the changes (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/2024-licence-changes-guidance-for-students\/\">2024 Licence Changes<\/a>) to make sure you\u2019re up-to-date with the changes for the exam<\/li>\n<li>Make use of our videos (including updates for 1<sup>st<\/sup> Sept exams): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLAwvBqgxbmJ4rVR4nGj1VJKwCp9iX76S1\">YouTube Playlist<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Continue studying with our Foundation Study Guide, which covers the new exams: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-study-guide\/\">Foundation Study Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Enrol on our course again when you are likely to have time to study. 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